Term Name: metallocarboxypeptidase activity
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Definition: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a single C-terminal amino acid residue from a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which water acts as a nucleophile, one or two metal ions hold the water molecule in place, and charged amino acid side chains are ligands for the metal ions.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004181]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carboxypeptidase activity metalloexopeptidase activity
has subtype: glutathione S-conjugate carboxypeptidase activity murein tripeptide carboxypeptidase activity tubulin-tyrosine carboxypeptidase zinc D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase activity